AWKA: Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for threatening military intervention in Nigeria over alleged Christian persecution.
Speaking during a media chat on Sunday, Soludo said Trump’s comments distorted Nigeria’s security realities, emphasizing that the country’s challenges go beyond religious conflict.
He argued that any foreign assistance to Nigeria should come through formal cooperation does not threat and likened Trump’s remarks to suggesting that African nations should have invaded the U.S. during the #BlackLivesMatter protests.
Soludo stressed the need for national dialogue to address security issues, saying, it must end in conversation. He added that any American action must respect Nigeria’s sovereignty and international law.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, had directed the U.S. Department of War to prepare for possible attacks in Nigeria to protect Christians, while threatening to cut off aid if killings continue.
Reacting, President Tinubu’s spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, suggested the two leaders could soon meet to clarify misunderstandings over Nigeria’s religious situation.
Tinubu had earlier said the portrayal of Nigeria as religiously intolerant “does not reflect our national reality.
